[Greg Reid]

I polished my rocker panels and I'll tell you what, that is some hard stuff to polish the scratches out of. Because of what it does, it takes a constant sand blasting from the road. The good thing is that as long as it's straight, it'll look good. The top edge is about all you see.
What color top? If I recall, you have white but I bet a black top would look great with that Carousel and a white interior.

[Darth Menace]

Originally Posted by Greg Reid

I polished my rocker panels and I'll tell you what, that is some hard stuff to polish the scratches out of. Because of what it does, it takes a constant sand blasting from the road. The good thing is that as long as it's straight, it'll look good. The top edge is about all you see.
What color top? If I recall, you have white but I bet a black top would look great with that Carousel and a white interior.

It is a white top with parchment interior. It seriously looks like a near new top so I will use that for now. Down the road if I need a new top I will get black likely.

What I do need to do over the winter as far as aesthetics is polish the window pieces for the front and rear window

[gtohurstjudge]

Congrats Darth! you've come a long way in a short period of time. You
should be proud of your progress.

[MCronkGTO]

These days I have owned and seen so many GTO's I get more "interested" in a nice Lemans or Tempest. You just don't see that many nice ones anymore. They either ended up as clones or donor cars for GTO's. They have the same classic body lines but a uniqueness of their own.

Looking good!

MarkC

[Darth Menace]

Originally Posted by gtohurstjudge

Congrats Darth! you've come a long way in a short period of time. You
should be proud of your progress.

I think you must be confusing me for someone else. I have had this car for almost a year, and the work required is relatively simple for someone who knows what they are doing . It has been a long haul, but there is light at the end of the tunnel.

[Darth Menace]

Originally Posted by MCronkGTO

These days I have owned and seen so many GTO's I get more "interested" in a nice Lemans or Tempest. You just don't see that many nice ones anymore. They either ended up as clones or donor cars for GTO's. They have the same classic body lines but a uniqueness of their own.

Looking good!

MarkC

But mine is a clone Oh well, live and learn. If I could do it again I would likely have gone for a Challenger or 442 vs fighting with this thing for a year

[Greg Reid]

Around here, a year is a short time. I've been working on mine for 10 years and still have interior to go. It sat outside at the painter's for as long as you've had your car. As for knowing what you're doing, you know a lot more than you did a year ago. It's a nice car...
Give yourself and your car some credit for a change.

[PontGuy]

I purchased my Lemans vert in 1998. It drove but the only electrical things that worked were the engine and the headlights. You get the idea. I patched it up to make it more roadworthy but didn't get started on the real work until 2009. And didn't get "finished" until 2011. And there is never really "finished" with these old cars. Swapped the rear end out in 2012, I still want to put a better top on it, and it recently developed a suspension clunk that I have yet to find...

You are way ahead of where I was only a year later Darth! You are doing great!